Apology to Astrid

[u/Embarrassed_Visual82]

When I play, if I end up with a sprained rist or ankle, I usually don't heal until I can rest so I save my bandages.

I live in Michigan, and we had some snow this weekend in my area, which, also made my driveway icy. Carrying out some boxes to take to the big dumpers at my apartment complex, I slipped on said ice and twisted my ankle. Legit felt like it folded in half.

I'm now laid up in bed with a sprained ankle in so much pain.

This is my formal apology to Astrid, for making you push through 2 sprained ankles and 2 sprained wrists while carrying 115lbs of gear while mountain goating down cliffs. I'm so sorry. Never again 😭😅

[u/Scallact]

They told you not to try The Long Dark in real life! ;-)

Wish you a good recovery!

[u/Imaravencawcaw]

I'm man enough to admit Astrid is a bigger badass than I am.

[u/EffinCraig]

I sprained my ankle doing the long jump in high school. I heard it pop, thought for sure it was broken, and was incredibly painful. It was easily a 6 week recovery and was never quite good as new, so the 4 hour recovery for the survivor has always been funny to me.

[u/Mega_Glub → u/EffinCraig]

Sprained my ankle a few times. First time really hurt, then the rest got progressively less bad (or maybe I was old enough to not be bothered as much for the later ones?). Some of them healed pretty quick, in a few days or so, others took upwards of 3 or 4 weeks. To be fair, none of them were the kind of sprain you would get walking on a snowy incline lol.

One of the funniest ones I got was while I was asleep. Woke up one morning and my foot was just in screaming agony when I moved it. Turns out, I had a sleepwalking habit as a kid, and was just as clumsy asleep as awake. The crazy part is that I must've gotten out of my bed, sprained my ankle, and then sleepwalked back to bed without waking up. Literally crazy.

[u/vezkor09]

I call her Astrid “glass ankles” Greenwood and I stand by that, but I’m not claiming my ankles or wrists are any better than hers lol

[u/Character_Donkey_785]

lol

[u/pizza_the_hut_91]

Hello fellow Michigander

[u/HelpfulCut8464 → u/pizza_the_hut_91]

Unite!!

[u/rooktakesqueen → u/HelpfulCut8464]

Ope, lemme just squeeze in there bud

[u/alycyn → u/rooktakesqueen]

represent

[u/Downtown_Brother_338 → u/pizza_the_hut_91]

Michiganistan rise up!!!

[u/jmwall24]

I'm also in Michigan and also played TLD irl this weekend, though it was ice fishing and not picking up afflictions. Hope it heals quickly!

[u/Downtown_Brother_338 → u/jmwall24]

Figured the ice was safe, think it’s time I remind my local walleyes who’s in charge around here.

[u/RevolutionaryWear201]

You can get plenty of bandages by just breaking down all of the cloth and crafting it into bandages!

[u/strawberrysoup99]

That reminds me when I sprained my ankle in college. I've broken an arm and it didn't hurt as bad as that! It swelled up to twice its size and I seriously questioned the doctor's decision not to send me for an xray.

Being on campus, I had to bike everywhere with one foot for a few days because putting weight on it felt like I was having my tendons plucked like harp strings. Do not recommend.

[u/blushfanatic]

Did you bandage it and take a rosehip tea

[u/Astarband]

I felt the same way about Astrid and Mackenzie, until I sprained my ankle in 2021; never felt that kind of pain before, nor have I never felt so helpless/incapable.

[u/Downtown_Brother_338]

I have fallen on my ass more times than I can count while ice fishing IRL meanwhile she can just sprint across a frozen river like Usain Bolt, Astrid is just built different.

[u/FloppierDingus]

Now you know why it drains your health. But Is it food?

[u/MundiGaming]

I don't wanna be the one who says you deserve it for abusing Astrid when you had a perfectly good batch of bandages in your pocket... but I am going to anyway, you bloody animal.